News - Prison
Report highlights high cell time for Castlerea Prison inmates
Roscommon Prison has one of the lowest average times that inmates spend outside of their cells
Feb 7, 2022 13:30
Daughter of Ballinasloe man sentenced for rape and abuse welcomes DPP appeal
The DPP is appealing a 5 year sentence for rape and abuse handed down to a Ballinasloe man last year
Feb 3, 2022 17:51
Prison visits suspended due to spread of Omicron variant
Physical family visits will resume at the end of the month.
Jan 10, 2022 08:21
Calls for bill to punish those who damage defibrillators
Work on the Life Saving Equipment Bill has stalled.
Jan 4, 2022 13:35
Contrasting prison admission figures in Leitrim and Longford
A local Garda says the lack of officers to tackle crime outside of the capital is worrying.
Nov 29, 2021 07:52
Average of 297 prisoners incarcerated in Castlerea Prison each day
According to the report, the prison is not recording serious incidents of overcrowding day to day.
Aug 3, 2021 08:58
48% of people released from prison in 2018 re-offended within 12 months
Younger people coming out of jail appear to have higher rates of re-offending
Jun 25, 2021 13:58
Healthcare assistant jailed for 11 years after rape of woman with Alzheimers
A healthcare assistant has been jailed for 11 years for raping an elderly woman with Alzheimers. It happened in a nursing home in Co Dublin
Jul 30, 2020 15:17
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